Sermons
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Anglican / Episcopal
Lutheran
Methodist
Orthodox
Presbyterian / Reformed
Roman Catholic
Children's Sermons
Sermon for the Feast of Saint Nicholas
by Saint Thomas Aquinas, Paris, France
Anglican / Episcopal
St. Nicholas: Mirror of God's Love
by the Rev. Rachelle Birnbaum, adapted from a sermon preached on the Second Sunday of Advent, 1992, at Trinity Episcopal Church, Boston
Let Us Love One Another
by the Rev. David Copley, Mission Personnel Officer, the Episcopal Church Center, New York, New York
A Visit from St. ???
by Joy Rogers, Dean, St. James Episcopal Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois
Be God's Messenger
by the Revd Dennis Tierney, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, Washington
We Want Him Back!
by the Revd Aidan Smith, Guild Church of St Martin-within-Ludgate, London, England
St. Nicholas of Myra
by the Revd John Beddingfield, Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin, New York, New York
St. Nicholas for Today
by Prebendary Alan Moses, All Saints Margaret Street, London, England
Our Patron Saint: Saint Nicholas
by the Revd Philip Cunningham, St Nicholas Parish Church, Gosforth, Northumberland, England
St. Nicholas and John Lewis
by the Revd John Pritchard, Parish Church of the Annunciation, London, England
Generosity of the One Percent
by the Rt. Revd Peter James Lee, General Theological Seminary
In Search of St. Nicholas
by the Very Revd Christopher Dalliston, Dean of Newcastle, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Seeds of Eternity
by the Reverend Jack Hardaway, Rector, Grace Episcopal Church, Anderson, South Carolina
Saint Nicholas the Gift-Giver
by the Reverend Christopher McLaren, St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico
A Life of Witness
by the Rev. Carol Pinkham Oak, Christ Church (Episcopal), Alexandria, Virginia
Homily for the Feast of St. Nicholas
by Astrid Storm, St. Nicholas-on-the-Hudson Episcopal Church, New Hamburg, New York
Second Sunday in Advent, Year C
by the Rev. J. Robert Thacker, Saint Alban's Anglican-Episcopal Church, Tokyo
Saint Nicholas Day
by Lord Carey of Clifton, former Archbishop of Canterbury
Signs of Hope
by the Revd Virginia Brown, Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral, Kansas City, Missouri
Gift Giving
by the Rev. Paul Howden, Saint Luke's Reformed Episcopal Church, Santa Ana, California
Sermon for the Feast of St. Nicholas of Myra
by the Rev. Robert MacSwain, St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Kinston, Diocese of East Carolina, 6 December 2001
A Sermon for St. Nicholas Day
by the Lay Canon James Rosenthal at St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Westminster, London, December 1999
Saint Nicholas Sermon for Boy Bishop
by the Revd Derek Earis, St Nicholas Church, North Walsham, Norfolk
Lutheran
Abounding in Love
by the Rev. Paul J. Nuechterlein, Interim Pastor, Greater Milwaukee Synod, ELCA
Luke's Original Christmas Pageant
by the Rev. Edward K. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, ELCA, Des Moines, Washington
Christmas Tsunami
adapted from Nathan Nettleton by the Rev. Edward K. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, ELCA, Des Moines, Washington
St. Nicholas: An Advent Midweek Sermon
by the Rev. Aaron A. Koch, Mt. Zion Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, Greenfield, Wisconsin
Methodist
Do We Know Who Jesus Is?
by the Rev. Ginger Gaines-Cirelli, Capital Hill United Methodist Church, Washington, D.C.
Nicholas of Myra
by the Rev. Mark S. Bollwinkel, Los Altos United Methodist Church, Los Altos, California, December 2000
Let True and Selfless Giving Leave You Blessed
by the Rev. Dr. Wesley Taylor, Tualatin United Methodist Church, Tualatin, Oregon
Orthodox
How to Form Our Lives on the Basis of Faith: On St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia
St. Nicholas the Wonder-Worker
by the Rev. Dr. Nicholas V. Gamvas, Dean, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii
Saints Barbara and Nicholas
by the Rev. Dr. Stephen J. Callos, Dean, Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Cleveland Heights, Ohio
The Virtues of St. Nicholas
by the Rev. Luke A Veronia, Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Webster, Massachusetts
Every Miracle Happens for a Reason
by Archpriest Nicholai Agofonov, Russia
Saint Nicholas the Merciful
by Metropolitan St. Philaret, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Saint Nicholas, Who Pleased God
by Metropolitan St. Philaret, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
Saint Nicholas, Defender of Faith
by Metropolitan St. Philaret, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia
The Feast of St Nicholas
by the Rev. Andrew Phillips, St Felix and St Edmund Orthodox Church, Felixstowe, United Kingdom
Presbyterian / Reformed
A Christmas Slap
by the Rev. Dave Wilkinson, Moorpark Presbyterian Church, Moorpark, California
Lessons from St. Nicholas
by the Rev. Dr. A. Allen Brindisi, Davidson College Presbyterian Church, Davidson, North Carolina
St. Nicholas Nicked
by the Rev. Henry Brinton, Fairfax Presbyterian Church, Fairfax, Virginia
Santa Claus Saves Christmas
by the Rev. Leonard J. Vander Zee, South Bend Christian Reformed Church, South Bend, Indiana
The Can't of Cant, the Can of Candor
by the Rev. Dr. Byron E. Shafer, Rutgers Presbyterian Church, New York, New York, November 3, 2002
The Greatest Gift of All
by the Rev. David B. Carver, First Presbyterian Church of Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1994
Roman Catholic
Emmanuel: Worship & Witness
by Seán Patrick Cardinal O'Malley, O.F.M. Cap, Archbishop of Boston
Children's Sermons
Saint Nicholas ~ A Children's Sermon
by the Rev. Mitchell Williams, Central United Methodist Church, Decatur, Alabama. December 2001
Thoughts for St. Nicholas Children's Sermons
by the Rev. Thomas L. Weitzel, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
How Did Santa Claus Begin? A Children's Sermon
adapted by the Rev. George Philip Hoy
The Greatest Gift of All
by the Rev. David B. Carver, First Presbyterian Church of Crafton Heights, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, December 25, 1994
Saint Nicholas Presentation ~ Second Sunday of Advent
by Eric K. Carr, Grace St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Tucson, Arizona
St. Nicholas: children's homily podcast
by Nicholas Bush, St. Philip's Antiochian Orthodox Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania